San Antonio Posts Office Building and billboard woes
The column notes San Antonio will get a new post office building about the same time Del Rio receives the Orient Railroad. It protests billboards obscuring the Alamo and historic scenes and criticizes billboard advertising as poor, fast reading is unlikely at highway speeds. It also touches on wealth decline of the Vanderbilts, generational money, and a Huntsville execution with a quip about continued enmity if released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
del Rio
Orient Railroad
Alamo
Gate at Brownwood dam repairs after jam drains lake
The flood gate at Brownwood dam jammed and drained the reservoir while water released to rice growers in Wharton and Matagorda Counties. A Ken ton, Ohio gate factory carload supplies heavy steel tracks and sheet steel linings to reinforce the gate. G. W. Wilson and Everett Sheldon, gate experts, supervise a 20 day repair project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Brownwood Dam
Colorado River
Wharton
Matagorda
Colorado
Kenton
Ohio
G. W. Wilson
Everett Sheldon
German Bond Case Heads to Jury Saturday in Texas
The German bond case in 63rd District Court, where the State of Texas charges Ben E. New with swindling, was expected to go to a jury Saturday afternoon after the state finished presenting evidence Friday night. Defense witnesses Saturday morning argued bonds sold in 1929 to local ranch men may still be re valued and redeemed by the German republic. Jury list includes W. R. Cammack John Thomas Mayfield J. R. Philpott Newton Briggs C. J. Crow Oscar Hope Frank Sanchez E. V. Easterling Hernan Cadena Fred Paniagua Casimira Hernandez and Allie Cauthorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Cammack
John Thomas Mayfield
J. R. Philpott
Newton Briggs
C. J. Crow
Oscar Hope
Frank Sanchez
E. V. Easterling
Hernan Cadena Fred Paniagua
Casimira Hernandez
Allie Cauthorn
Four Die in Houston Area Auto Crash on Highway
Four persons were killed and another injured when two automobiles collided five miles from Houston on the San Antonio highway early today. Identified victims include G. L. Mounce Miss Martha Caroline Wyatt of Houston and J. W. Clayton of Richmond. An unidentified man died and George Barnes of Austin was badly hurt. Barnes was Wyatt's escort to a night club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Road
Houston
San Antonio
G. L. Mounce
Martha Caroline Wyatt
J. W. Clayton
Richmond
Mounce
H. B. Wilburn
Chambers County
George Barnes
Austin
Barnes
Miss Wyatt
Moving of 13 CCC Units In Texas District
Thirteen Civilian Conservation Corps companies will relocate within Texas in October and November. Six will move from other states, seven from within Texas to new sites including Cleburne to Hillsboro Dublin to Brenham Stephenville to Mother Neff Lake Albine to Brownwood Austin to Groveton Meridian to Huntsville Denison to Caddo Lake. Colorado and Oklahoma companies also move into Texas with specific destination towns and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Civilian Conservation Corps
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Cleburne
Hillsboro
Dublin
Brenham
Stephenville
Mother Neff
McGregor
Lake Abilene
Brownwood
Austin
Groveton
Meridian
Huntsville
Denison
Oklahoma
Caddo Lake
Colorado
Cleveland
Jasper and Crockett
Lindale
Zavalla
Willis
Walker County
Lawmakers Study Methods of Paying Old Age Pensions
President Roosevelt pledged pension legislation and lawmakers examine compulsory versus optional participation, funding sources, and federal grants or matching. A labor department survey shows mandatory state statutes work better. by 1933 sixteen states plus Alaska paid pensions totaling $25.95 million to 115,547 beneficiaries, led by New York with 51,106 pensioners and $13.59 million paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Labor Department
Alaska
Hawaii
New York
Four Die After Refueling Flight Attempt Over Portsmouth
An Irish airman perished in the wake of a refueling operation over Portsmouth during an attempted non stop flight to India. The crash occurred as the crew tried to complete the long overseas mission, with investigations underway to determine the cause and identify the exact sequence of events.
Train Hits Auto. Engineer and Fireman Killed
The Gotham Limited eastbound from Chicago to New York derailed after striking an stalled automobile near Convo y Ohio. Engineer Harry Tiurge e and fireman J J Gladen were killed. A mail clerk was injured and passengers escaped serious harm. Mrs Anna Layton and her brother George Stanley suffered leg injuries. The locomotive and five cars left the rails and damaged a station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convoy
Ohio
Gotham Limited
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Harry Tiurgee
J. J. Gladen
Anna Layton
George Stanley
Tire minimum to expire in Washington area
NRA refused to extend the new tire minimum prices which expire tonight. Farm Administration plans liquidation of the cotton producers pool begins today after a $20 million allocation to finalize selling cotton or new loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
Farm Administration
Hauptmann Mind Test Scheduled In Lindbergh Case
New York Sept 29 Distric Attorney Foley announced that next week three psychiatrists will examine Bruno Hauptmann. One is appointed by the district attorney, one by New Jersey, and one by the defense as part of the extortion indictment in the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foley
District Attorney's Office
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Notorious gang members escape Richmond jail after wounding guards
Rich mond Va September 29 two death sentence murder gang members Legenza and Mais escaped the city jail after wounding guard W A Toots and two jail attendants. They had been convicted for the slaying of E M Huband, a Federal Reserve Bank mail truck driver, last March when the gang ambushed the truck at the station and escaped with bags of worthless checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Walter Legenza
Robert Mais
W. A. Toots
Legenza
Mais
E. M. Huband
Federal Reserve Bank
Phrase about telling steps lengthening a journey
An aphoristic line notes that revealing every step will prolong a journey. It uses a concise reflective tone common to proverb style, suggesting caution against over sharing plans.
Refute Twin Claim in Corvallis Ore by Fredrickson Brothers
In Corvallis Oregon on September 29 Oscar F. Fredrickson and his twin A F Fredrickson along with their brothers Harry and Homer Fredrickson denied claims by four Kemp children of Bremen Ohio to be the only two pairs of consecutive twins in the United States. The Fredricksons asserted they themselves are consecutive twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvallis
Ore
Oscar F. Frederckson
A. F. Fredrickson
Harry
Homer Fredrickson
Vincent Kemp
Bremen
United States
Fredrickson
Special jury panel to try Hauptmann on extortion charge
Bronx County Court will hear a request for a special jury to try Bruno Hauptmann indicted for extortion as receiver of the Lindbergh ransom money. District Attorney Samuel Foley said a trial could begin about a week after next Wednesday. Chicago police questioned a man and a woman. the man resembled "John" linked to the ransom. John Bowman denied any connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Samuel Foley
Foley
Chicago
John
Dr. Condon
Brief Opposing Supreme Court Review of Capone Case
The government filed in the Supreme Court a brief opposing review of Al Capone's habeas corpus proceedings to obtain release from Alcatraz where he is serving a sentence for attempting to evade federal income taxes. The filing marks the government's stance on whether Capone's appeal proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Bief
Alphonse Capone
Alcatraz
Brinkleys Invite Del Rio to See Tropical Birds and Trees
Dr and Mrs John R Brinkley invite Del Rio residents especially school children to visit the Brinkley estate on Palm Drive in Hudson Gardens. Children will view tropical birds including pink flamingos mandarins and Chinese ducks along with orange kumquat and other citrus trees while staying on the driveway. The host asks teachers to chaperon visits from 9 am to 7 pm and cautions visitors not to walk on the grass or handle the fruit. He also notes pipe organ work and hopes loudspeakers along Palm Drive will broadcast improved organ music for passersby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Brinkley
Brinkley Estate
Palm Drive
Hudson Gardens
del Rio
Pinkston Trial Set Monday in Del Rio Court
The Pinkston case is scheduled for trial Monday in District Court. Vivian Pinkston, 26, is charged with the murder of Joseph Smith on July 16, 1932, at Standart after a change of venue from Brackettville. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a three year sentence, sending the case back for retrial with a 72 man jury summoned. Pinkston claimed self defense saying Smith menaced him with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkston
Vivian Pinkston
Joseph Smith
Standart
del Rio
Brackettville
Court of Criminal Appeals
Kinney County
Smith
175000 Cattle Added to Texas Drought Quota
Washington reports Representative Marvin Jones of the Lubbock district announced that the AAA cattle division will allocate 75 000 additional drought cattle to Texas for purchase in the first two weeks of October. The general drought cattle program ends Saturday, but Texas received the extra allotment after protests from cattlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marvin Jones
Lubbock
AAA
Texas
Jones
World’s Fair Nears Closure as Salvage Drive Intensifies
Chicago dispatch notes the 20 million World's Fair faces final months with wreckers assessing the site. About 20 000 tons of light steel plus numerous items await salvage. Managers estimate 14 500 tons of buildings may be sold, including the Ford building north wing. The steel market will largely determine the fair’s value at October 31.
Bulldog and Pig Become Close Pals
In Wellington, Buck Ogletree’s bulldog formed a bond with a pig from three days old. The pig and dog shared a bed and explorations, and when briefly separated they rejoined after being found. The pair ended their adventure by returning the pig to its home alongside the dog.
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Bulldog
Pig
Wellington
Buck Ogletree
C. B. Vernon
Ogletree
Small Great Way Quote Remains a Cited Maxim
A proverb attributed to Ex. urges doing a small task well as a path to virtue. The concise line emphasizes moral effort over scale and endures as a guiding principle across eras.
Hunt High NRA Job for Baruch
A major post in the reorganized NRA is planned for Bernard M. Baruch, noted financier, according to Washington reports. Baruch is believed to be chosen to head the projected policy making council of the New Deal agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Bernard M. Baruch
Washington
Baruch
New York
Europe
New Deal Agency
No Prosecution In Oil Code Violations
The Department of Justice announced that Texas oil producers who violated state quotas before last Tuesday will not be prosecuted by the federal government. However, any production exceeding quotas after September 25 may be prosecuted under the National Industrial Recovery Act as violation of the petroleum code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Texas
Book by Pioneer Ranger Adopted For Sixth Grade Use
The Texas board of education adopted for sixth grade readers a new book by Captain James B. Gillett pioneer ranger and El Paso city marshal. The Texas Ranger tells of Gillett’s life taming West Texas and quelling gun fights in El Paso in the eighties with other notable incidents and frontier figures.
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Pioneer Ranger
EL Paso
Texas Board of Education
James B. Gillett
Ranger
Pioneer West Texan
Fl Paso
Texas Ranger
Captain Gillett
Howard R. Drinns
New York University
West
Texas
Gillett
Baylor
Ysleta
White Leghorn wins Western New York egg laying contest
The pen of single white Leghorns bred by W. A. Seidel of San Antonio topped all breeds in the 56th week of the Western New York egg laying contest. The pen produced 2,486 eggs for a total of 2,616.65 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
N. Y
W. A. Seidel
San Antonio
New York
Fire destroys five Taos businesses in September blaze
A fast moving fire in Taos New Mexico destroyed five business establishments today causing about 20000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported and investigators began assessing the cause as the town endures a string of fires in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taos
N. M
New Mexico
Four Crews In Val Verde County Sheep Sale
Relief office data show Val Verde County sheep purchases totaling 50848 dollars through Friday with 25424 head bought at two dollars each. Of these, 4079 were shipped while 21345 were condemned and slaughtered on ranches. Four crews of 15 to 20 men skin condemned animals after slaughter. Pelts totaling 6300 have been received by county relief administrator E. B. Block and checked at the Fairview storehouse.
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E. 8. Block
Fairview
Fish Hatchery Delivers West Texas Stock From San Angelo
The San Angelo state fish hatchery crew is distributing thousands of bass bream perch and catfish across West Texas. Hatchery superintendent Figur Moses expects the annual yield near one million fish with about 75 percent being bream and perch. Between 75 000 and 100 000 bass are planned. Four extra men and two trucks handle pond draining and delivery across a district bounded by Brady Lynn County El Paso and Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
San Angelo State
West Texas
Figur Moses
Brady
Lynn County
el Paso
del Rio
New Deal Flayed by Republicans in Rochester Speech
Republican leaders in Rochester insist the American system of economic freedom is threatened by the New Deal. Clarence C. Hancock of Syracuse denounces federal policies as a pedantocracy and says government interference chokes business and must be loosened to restore vitality.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York State
Clarence C. Hancock
Syracuse
Democrat Federal Administration
Hancock
Del Rio Area Weather Tonight And Sunday Forecast
Weather outlook for Del Rio and vicinity calls for a chilly night with a drop in temperatures. Last night’s high reached 90 degrees with a low of 74, while this morning minimum reported 76 degrees.
Cold, Clearer Night and Warmer Sunday Turning Northward
A forecast for a fair, colder night followed by a sunny day. Temperatures rise in the northern region as conditions warm toward Sunday with lighter winds and dry skies.
Weather Summary for the East and Southeast Tonight
Partly cloudy with thundershowers in the extreme East and cooler conditions. elsewhere cooler except along the East Coast. Sunday forecast shows generally fair and cooler conditions in the Southeast and extreme East.
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U. S
Vanderbilts
Prickly Pear
Main Street
Portsmouth
India
Alan Cobham
Aylesbury
Eng
Cobham
Malta
Cotton Pool Liquidation
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
John Bowman
Capone
Brinkley
Ford
Dallas
Candelaria Mountains
San Jose
Chile
Sam Bass
Dick Dublin
Barrell Springs Ranch
Marfa
White Leghorn
Val Verde County
Angelo
East
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